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August 20, 2008

Conflict leaves thousands of Georgian children displaced and vulnerable

Children of different ages played in the yard of a Tbilisi kindergarten. More than 24 hours had passed since they left the conflict zone around South Ossetia and some of them were still afraid to enter the building.

August 20, 2008

Villagers tap the rain to improve health and hygiene near quake-affected Yogyakarta

On the eastern slopes of Mount Merapi—a sacred, active volcano on the island of Java—change is about to come with the next rainfall. Men from all across the village of Tlogawatu are pouring concrete into a blue cylindrical mould behind the house of a villager named Paimo.

August 19, 2008

Early detection and treatment of malnutrition in Togo saves lives

Hundreds of mothers wait in the early morning at a school in Bogou, holding their children and hoping to hear good news about their prospects. This small village is the first stop on a multi-region campaign to identify and register undernourished children.

August 21, 2008

"Talking Walls" in Zambia

August 20, 2008

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August 20, 2008

Ethiopia is in trouble

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